Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

The Narration of the Trayodaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवेंद्राणां मनःभोभकराय वै । तत्तस्याग्रतो भक्त्या पूजयेदंगनापतिम् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

brahmaviṣṇuśiveṃdrāṇāṃ manaḥbhobhakarāya vai | tattasyāgrato bhaktyā pūjayedaṃganāpatim || 7 ||

Translation

In Hingabe soll man Aṅganāpati vor jener Gottheit verehren; denn er ist wahrlich der geistgeborene Sohn von Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva und Indra.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म-विष्णु-शिव-इन्द्राणाम्: of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and Indra
• ब्रह्म-विष्णु-शिव-इन्द्राणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मनः-भव-उपकाराय: for the benefit of mind-born (Kāma)
• मनः-भव-उपकाराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Purpose-Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + भव (प्रातिपदिक) + उपकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/indeed

• तत्: that (rite/act)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अग्रतः: in front
• अग्रतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), स्थानवाचक (locative sense) = in front

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• अङ्गना-पतिम्: the lord of women (Kāma)
• अङ्गना-पतिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गना (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narada (in instruction/exposition mode within the Anukramanika-style section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Indra
• Anganapati (Kama)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It teaches that even when honoring subsidiary deities (like Aṅganāpati/Kāma), the act should be grounded in bhakti and performed in proper ritual relation to the principal deity being worshiped.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

The key instruction is “bhaktyā pūjayet”—devotion is presented as the essential inner qualification that makes worship efficacious, beyond mere external ritual.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure): the verse specifies a practical rule of worship—performing a particular devatā-pūjā “in front of” the main deity as part of correct sequencing and placement.